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Apocryphon(Tabs)

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INTRO 
(0:06 - 0:26) 
D|--2-------------5-5--3-3--3-3--| 
A|--3 (let ring)--3-3--3-3--4-4--| 
F|-------------------------------| 
C|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
C|-------------------------------| 

D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
F|-----------------------------------| 
C|--5/7-7---5/7-7---3/5-5---3/5-3----| 
G|--3/5-5---3/5-5---1/3-3---1/3-1----| 
C|-----------------------------------| 

(0:26 - 0:39) 
One guitar then does this: 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
F|--------------------------------------| 
C|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
C|--0-000000-0-000000-0-000000-0-etc----| 
    x xxxxxx x xxxxxx x xxxxxx x 

And the other comes in and harmonises/rings over the top with this: 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------| 
C|--7--------7----------7--------7-------| 
G|--5--------5----------5--------5-etc---| 
C|---------------------------------------| 

AWESOME RIFF 
(0:39 - 0:53) - Play around with this if on your own or with another guitarist. I like 
to play the final few notes of each riff as chords, but I think the recorded version is 
just the single string throughout much of this. 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-------------------(7)-(5)-(7)-(5)------------------(7)-(5)-(7)-----| 
G|----5-3-5-3-5/10-8--5---3---5---3----5-3-5-3-5/10-8--5---3---5------| 
C|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------| 

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|--------------------------------------------------7-5---------------| 
C|-------------------(7)-(5)-(7)-(5)---7-7-7/5-5----5-3--5-7----------| 
G|----5-3-5-3-5/10-8--5---3---5---3----5-5-5/3-3---------3-5----------| 
C|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

(0:53 - 1:00) 
This bit again: 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
F|--------------------------------------| 
C|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
C|--0-000000-0-000000-0-000000-0-etc----| 
    x xxxxxx x xxxxxx x xxxxxx x 

VERSE 
(1:00 - 1:26) Palm Mute the Opens 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|--5/7-7---------5/7-7----------3/5-5----------3/5-5------------| 
G|--3/5-5---------3/5-5----------1/3-3----------1/3-3------------| 
C|--------000000--------000000---------000000---------000000-----| 

Finish with this: 
D|-----------------| 
A|-----------------| 
F|------------5----| 
C|--3-5-2-----3----| 
G|--1-3-0----------| 
C|-----------------| 

CHORUS 
(1:26 - 1:52) 
There are a few little differences at the end of each 4 bars as follows: 
D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-------------------------------------------------------| 
C|----7-5-7-----7-5-7-5----7-5-7----7-5-12-10------------| 
G|----5-3-5-----5-3-5-3----5-3-5----5-3-10-8-------------| 
C|--0---------0-----------0--------0---------------------| 

D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-------------------------------------------------------| 
C|----7-5-7----7-5-7-5-----------------------------------| 
G|----5-3-5----5-3-5-3-----------------------------------| 
C|--0--------0-----------7----6--5-3---------------------| 

D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-------------------------------------------------------| 
C|----7-5-7---7-5-7-5----7-5-7----------5-3--------------| 
G|----5-3-5---5-3-5-3----5-3-5------3-5------------------| 
C|--0--------0----------0--------5-7---------------------| 

(Funk up the last 4 notes with palm mutes etc this time) 
D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-------------------------------------------------------| 
C|----7-5-7----7-5-7-5-----------------------------------| 
G|----5-3-5----5-3-5-3-----------------------------------| 
C|--0--------0-----------7----6--5-3---------------------| 

(1:52 - 1:59) 
This bit again: 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
F|--------------------------------------| 
C|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
C|--0-000000-0-000000-0-000000-0-etc----| 
    x xxxxxx x xxxxxx x xxxxxx x 

VERSE 
(1:59 - 2:39) 
Same again as already tabbed but the intro bit is layered over the top too. Also at 
around the 2:26 mark the open palm mutes are not played. 

MIDDLE 8 (Sort of) 
(2:39 - 3:05) 
This bit is all very 'ringy' - listen for timings etc 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
F|---------------------| 
C|--12---8---7--10-----| 
G|--12---8---7--10-----| 
C|--12---8---7--10-----| 

Then the second guitar joins with this. I'm not 100% sure of this bit to be honest, 
sounds a little out of key at points but I cant get it right - it works but it does need re-doing. 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
F|---------------------| 
C|--14---10--9--12-----| 
G|--12---8---7--10-----| 
C|---------------------| 

AWESOME RIFF 
(3:05 - 3:31) 
This has already been tabbed previously but there is a slight variation on the last few 
bars (starting at 3:20) as follows: 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|--------------12--10-----------------------------12-10---------------| 
C|---------------------(7)-(5)-(7)-(5)--------------------(7)-(5)-(7)--| 
G|----5-3-5-3-5/10--8---5---3---5---3----5-3-5-3-5/10--8---5---3---5---| 
C|--0----------------------------------0-------------------------------| 

D|--------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------13-------------| 
F|--------------12--12^-----12--10------| 
C|---------------------------------12---| 
G|----5-3-5-3-5/10----------------------| 
C|--0-----------------------------------| 

CHORUS 
(3:31 - 3:58) 
Same again - slight changes but just listen for them 

SOLO/OUTRO 
(3:58 - 4:26) 
One guitar does this for a while: 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
F|----------------------------------| 
C|--10-/7-7------7/5-5--------------| 
G|--8--/5-5--x3--5/3-3--------------| 
C|----------------------------------| 

The other guitar is twiddling around with something like this (sorry Im terrible at solos) 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------15-14-12-15-15^-15-| 
F|--12-(lots of bending)-10----------------12-----------------------------| 
C|-------------------------12--12-15-12-15---15-12-10---------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

(4:26 - 4:56) 

	        

Written by John "J.D." Cronise/The Sword

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